Dances/music in the 1960's
by ashley brown
about the 1960's music
famous people in the 1960's
Ray charles
Ray Charles became blind at the age of 7. He then toured to the south .He was 16 years old moving to Seattle. when he performed in the 1940's . his style of music resembled the work of two major people ( Charles brown and Nat king Cole ) . during 1949 he released his first album of gospel and R&B created a genre known as soul music . His music entertained people around the world .The most popular song he did in the 1960's was called Georgia on my mind and hit the road jack. from those two songs he won two Grammy awards in 1960 .
Little Eva
Before Eva was famous she would sing in church as a kid. she hoped that someday she would make it to the music business. How did she become famous ? well Gerry Goffin and Carole king(work for the music business )and had a young child offering Eva to baby sit for them. So a few days later gerry came back with a song he wrote called the loco-motion and asked her to record the demo for him. next thing you knew the song was a big hit.
Tina Turner
Before Tina turner was famous she would always spend her time in the music club.Around in the1956 she met a band named kings of rhythm . she tried out singing in the group band and made songs with them. Tina and Ike(the leader) had an idea to send there music to the radio station in new york city and on their tape the song was called a fool in love which became a huge success in the 60's.
bibliography
-"Tina Turner Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.
-"Little Eva Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.